Miss
Uwaje is a Director of Future Software Resources Nigeria Ltd.. She
attained a BSc. Hons in Bioinformatics at the Ludwig Maximilian
University (LMU), as well as the Technical University of Munich (TUM)
Germany. She has worked on various research projects at the Max Planck
Institute for Psychiatric Research in the department for Statistical
Genetics and Proteomics, as well as for the Pharmaceutical Company
Affectis Pharmaceuticals AG, Germany. These research projects encompass
the development of software solutions for complex biological as well as
chemical calculations and simulations, database design and
administration as well as statistical analysis.
After re-locating to Nigeria in 2005 Miss Uwaje was involved in various research projects, such as the Wazobia Linux initiative, the E-Government Interoperability Framework, NITDA Open Standards Framework, as well as the deployment of e-commerce and e-portal solutions in the Nigerian public and private sector.
In early 2008 she took up her position as a Director of Future Software Resources Nigeria Ltd. and re-branded the company, thus changing its focus from stand-alone solutions to web-based educational, enterprise and business solutions.
Nkem is also a co-founder of Bake for Change, a charity baking club that is focused on empowering street children that are being catered to in 7 Lagos State run homes. Their activities span from renovation projects to educational initiatives.
Nkem @ TEDxIfe
Sources: The Naija Careerist, TED, YouthAward.org
